Vending machine



Oct. 13, 1925.

c. w. BONER rrr AL' VENDING MACHINE Filed .my 23, v192s I 2 sheets-sheet2 swam/w13 Maen-nag Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

" UNITED STAT-Els' 1,557,015 PATENT OFFICE.

" CHARLES w. BONER AND SAMUEL s. osBoRNE, or nAYMoNDvILLE. TEXAS.

' vENnING MAeHINE.

Application inea .Tu'ly 23, 1923. serial No. 653,270.

"as" will enable 1othersnskilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

Our invention relates to vending machines and more particularly 'tocoincontrolled vending machines designed `for.dispensing pencils,chewing'gum, or similar'obj'ects or Parcels? l, .i A

n An bject ofthe invention is to provide a vending machinewhich will bepositive and accurate in itsoperation and of few and simple parts noteasilybroken or gotten out of order. Y

4 It is also desired to provide a device which mayy be operated only bya coin of the correct denomination and which maybe quickly andeasilyiilled with objects to be dispensed when thesupply becomesexhausted.

Referring to the drawing herewith wherein like lnumeralsof referenceareV applied to like parts in all the views,`Fig. 1 is a front elevationof the' assembled device; Fig. 2 is a'longitudinal section on the plane242 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 vis a top plan view with one side brokenaway toshow some interior parts; Fig. 4 `is a rear yelevation with part-ef`thecasing broken away; Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of theroperat-ing mechanism on the plane `5-5 of Fig. 4 Fig. 6 is a front.elevation of' said" operating mechanism. 7 The vending mechanism islmu'sediiny a casing which 4`Vmay be approximately free` tangular int'op plan as shown Iin Fig. `3. Said casing is mountedon a base `2` andhas a front plate 1`v with an opening 3'therein .adjacent4 thebase '2tol give accesst'the upper end of said plate'is bentrearwardly-tactfwithacoin 33.` l

perforated ears 14. About midway of said plate is an opening` 15 formedvertically thereof to act as a guide for the plunger 17 Secured on theforward side Of the plate at113 to'provide an attachment for two short1l `are a number 0f platesgg". 24, 25 and 26,

so shaped and spaced as to providel between them a vertical slideway 18for the said plunger 17 which is of the same thickness as saidplates andshaped to"1`slide in the track y18. The' upper end of :said 'n plungerhas a push knob 19 thereon andthe `lower en d is lcut by a notch 20.` Atthelleft -1 of sald notch, as seen in Fig. 4, thereis a lbluntshoulder21, enthe end of the plunger. The side of the said notch awayfromisaid i shoulder is inclined at 22 to.` act upon a coin to force itinto operative position.:r

The platel 24 is spacedfrom the side of the `casing suficien'tly toallow a slideway 27 for the coin. This slideway is directed toward thecenter below said plungerby'fplate l25 so asto `deliver the coin atapoint directly below the plunger.

Between platesV 23 and'126is' a slideway 28 in which fits a sliding`latch. plate 29 which is normally heldV forward mto the passage 18bymeans of `a tension spring w30 secured at one end to a post `31 on'theplate 25 and at itsfop'positeend tothe outer end of said' latch. Theforward end lof the latch has an upper rounded shoulder 32ito `con-Beiow the nach the Slot 18- isinrcnned laterally to `dischargethecoininto the coin y chamberS. l

The plunger 17 is heldlnormally elevatedfposition, as shownin Figs. 2-`and '4 by means of springs 34 vdn the forward sidev of theplatefll andsecured to the ears 14attheir upper ends and atthe lower ends'withinbpenings 35 in delivering device. This device comprises 'a lplate36 slidable on the forward sideof the plate 11 and con? nectedto theplunger, and spaced. from the delivered may be received, As shown inFig. 2, the objects to bediSPQllSfi. 11.1.th1s

device are lead pencils, 41. These no bjects` Will just.ft.within.thagrQQveAl..- 'liberare delivered into said slot'only in itselevated position by gravity.

Referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that there is a diaphragm42.;about; migflwayf: oft

inclined from the forwand plate andtheiplates 23.; 24,.-a'ndf 26, co.-

operatesiwith @saidf plateseto form a. side .to Vthe A.slots .inwhich.the plunger, the. coin; and the .latchi are: adapted. to., operate. .1Theaplate is slottedffcentrallyfat .4t-5to allow the; vertical movementof the nuts 46-:up0n theplunger.

I n ,f thefopenation of this device, thel receptaclel .46.' for`Lthe.;objects :to be delivered@ is filled; so as tofnrnishfafsulicientfisupply of these objects@ Inwthefpresent;case,pencils are shown.Y The :forceogravity cargriesthe pencilsdown. so.that;v one offthemewillfafbe forced' withinlthex. groove.` 41 ini theplate 40, which, in: y turn, is c secureda tofthe.: plunger. rl?his.=platee is held elevated b vi fthe@ springs 34, so that normallyno-.penciLI will be.' all lowedto escapefrom tliefchamber.y When it is.`desiredrptoeobtain a pencil,y a; coin. is dropped 'downwardl-y,-;in.ther slot. 27 and, to admit .the f coin morel readily, anlupwardlyextending Vflattened; tube 47a-isuprovidedil on the casing; The. coin,which.may..- be. a nickel-I .in .case .off'pencils of :this .1 kind@`is; in.- se-rtediy inesaid tube, anduve/.fill pass r down.; wardly intothe position.shown.in..Eig; 4

` irnrnediatelyf,below` the plunger; Attention may :be calledt to the.:factvtliat when, the nickel is not in position, the plungen'will, one.lits downwardi` movement,v bringt the shoulder 31? thereon int-oyContact'. with the forward end oitheD latch129, thusiprevent.- ing.; thedelivering of" one@ of-r the.. pencils. When. the coin. is dropped yinto`the- .position shown in. Eig;y 4.- thesdownwardr movement of the.:plunger.- wifll IactwtofV ,bringyther i shoulder. 22fofthe-fnotchu20itherein, against the coin, in .sucha manner fasgtoforce itQ aga-inst the shoulder f32"up,on\.thex latch, an'dfif thus tend'zto:wedge'rit ackwardlly out off thef,way of;T the; plunger.l against. the;action .oa the spring, 30. The'eplungerr-wil-lf thusa bei al'- lowedtorp'aes vfthe-:latein andv` will fonce. the nickel downwardly.. sothatfit i may; .be dis, charged into: the-.coin-z box 8; When the groovefilgcontaining thepencil'; has moved dbwmwardly` below: the 'loweredge4ofifthe Walli43, the; encilzlwillbe discharged-upon ,the-baserZfiwithinuthei-chambcr 4; and i may bewthdrawu throughfthe-Opening 3 bythe purchaser.A When thefplunger is released, the springs 34 will 'drawit back upwardly into its.. 01d. position., and, .the latch.29 will beagain thrown in lso'asto obstruct the passage.of..`the plunger untilanother coin is inserted.-

It-will -be,obvious that this device is very simple and strong inconstruction, and will not easily get outaof order,y The .device-willbez. oh e aply: andy economically made, and1 will positively; de lgiven.theobj'ect, to` be disf pensed, ateach movement, ot the. plunger,after;l the. .coin .haszbeeninserted', 1 The top 48 otthe,r devicemaywbeprovided With-v` a lock, 49,h01ding{t;normally ini. locke'd posi#tion. It may, however,4 be'. removedkby un.- lockingthisilockg and when.soll removed, the

plunger, togethlmx with the plate 11 andthe operating mechanism thereon,may be with? draw-n:upwardlyv out/,off the..y groove 12@ forexamination,- or repair, if necessarye Wfhen thus. wfit-liidrawn,` the.v whole interiory of: the boxfisy availableiy for cleaning, als.ydesi-ned. The further objects and advantagesiofwthis devicefwill beEapparent .to 1 one .skilled ini-the artq without Vfurther:description..U i* What we claim aas new. andi. desire .to protectby:LettersePatentiszf;

1. In a vending machine, a housing, aplu.- rality of fiat -1adjacentplates having. therein a longitudinaly plunger slot, a plunger there.-in, ang-inclined coinslotf, andalaterallye ex.- tending` V'latch slot,Ialatchinsai'd-:latch slot projecting into said. plunger slot below-vsaid coin; slot, said'. latch being adapted-stofstop saidzfplunger-,butbeing .forced l:laterallyr out ofjfsa'id plunger slot fby saidI plungerwhen La coin is .insertedze betweeni the said plunger and/latch.: 'and-f:a plategon. saidnplunger hav'- ing'4 arr object-receivingay recesstherein, Asai'd platesmovable into-adeliveringposition when said plungeryisdepressed past said1latclrl 2. In a vending;,machine;'a housing,- aplu,- rality of iattened';plates-i having therein a plunger fslot, a.plrmgertherein, a 'latch projectinginto said plu'ngerslotnormazllvacting to prevent forward movementf'thereof in said: slot, .meansxtodeliver. a coin :between said plungerfandilatchl whereby/said plung.

er and coin mayforceLsaidffla-tch laterally when said: plungerisrdepressed,l and; an oh j ectedelifvering;y plate... on--said.=.plungen,- I acting to. dispense.- an'.` object' whens'aidplungerf is depressed past sai'd lancha f 3'; Ina'vendingiqm'achine,` a`housing, a plunger; therein, me'ansfto.` hold: lsaid plunger in elevatedposit-ion, a v,latchheld. resili'entlT inltlie.v of saidplungerj said@plunger j having..- ai coin-receiving: notchl therein'.A 'by means ofwhich a coin mayfbeforced against said.- latch. to Y move L it'laterallyf when'A said plungergisladvancedi al v'plate onsaidtplungermovabiel in` a1slotein said :housing and .flialvf .ing Mil-31.113.iClPIe'ceiving'I groove; Qn.

lits side toward the interior of said housing,

means to deliver articles to said roove, whereby said article may bedispensecgl when said plunger is moved downwardly to depress said grooveto a point below saidslot.

4. In a vending machines a housing, a storage chamber therein forcylindrical articles, a forwardly inclined lower wall therein, a plungerslidable vertically in the forward side of said chamber and having anobject-receiving recess therein, a latch normally holding said plungerfrom movement downwardly into discharging position, an inclined slotleading to a point above saidlatch, whereby a coin may be inserted 15our signatures, this the 18th day of July, 20

CHARLES W. BONER. SAMUEL S. OSBORNE.

